Pakistan Women closed out their tour with a decisive nine-wicket win over Zimbabwe Women in the third and final ODI at the National Stadium in Karachi, sealing a clean 3-0 series sweep. The result also propelled Pakistan to second place in the ICC Women’s Championship 2025-29 table, collecting eight points from six matches. From the outset, Zimbabwe struggled to post a truly commanding total, and Pakistan’s chase never looked in doubt once the openers took control.
Third ODI: Pakistan’s chase after Zimbabwe’s 222/9
- Zimbabwe were put in to bat first by stand-in captain Muneeba Ali and finished on 222 for 9 in their 50 overs.
- Beloved Biza top-scored with 73 off 88 balls, while Kellis Ndhlovu contributed 51 off 72 to provide the main scoring momentum for Zimbabwe.
- Tasmia Rubab led Pakistan’s bowling with three wickets, while Ayesha Zafar kept things tight, giving away only 13 runs in her six-over spell and taking two wickets.
Pakistan’s response quickly turned the match into a one-sided affair. Sadaf Shamas and Gull Feroza continued the pattern they had established throughout the series, dismantling Zimbabwe’s bowling once again with a 220-run opening stand. That partnership was Pakistan’s second-highest for any wicket in women’s ODIs and marked their third straight 150-plus opening stand of the tournament.
The dominance was even more striking across the full series: the opening pair amassed 571 runs in three matches, the highest total ever recorded by an opening duo in a bilateral women’s ODI series. Gull set the tone with aggressive batting, reaching her century in only 83 balls—breaking her own mark for the fastest ODI hundred by a Pakistan women’s batter, a record she had established just three days earlier.
- Gull Feroza finished unbeaten on 106, anchoring the chase.
- Sadaf Shamas was dismissed for 90 in the 32nd over, falling agonisingly short of back-to-back centuries.
- Pakistan completed the chase in 31.5 overs at 7.07 runs per over, the fastest scoring rate by any team in a successful women’s chase of a target above 200 in ODI cricket.
Gull ended the series with 256 runs at an average of 128, underlining how crucial the opening platform was to Pakistan’s sweep.
Brief scores: Zimbabwe 222/9 (50 overs) — Beloved Biza 73, Kellis Ndhlovu 51; Tasmia Rubab 3-49, Ayesha Zafar 2-13. Pakistan 225/1 (31.5 overs) — Gull Feroza 106*; Sadaf Shamas 90. Pakistan won by nine wickets.
